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Apollo Hospitals launches pilot for Sputnik V vaccine

Apollo Hospitals and Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Monday said they are collaborating to initiate a COVID-19 vaccination programme in the country with Sputnik V. IMAGE: Second batch of Sputnik-V......

Tauktae landfall in Gujarat on Monday night: 1.5 lakh moved

With the tropical cyclone Tauktae set to cross the Gujarat coast and make a landfall as an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' by Monday night, the state government has shifted over 1.5 lakh people......

Few bleeding, clotting events post vaccination: Govt

India has reported 26 potential cases of bleeding and clotting after administration of Covishield vaccine, a government panel investigating adverse events following COVID-19 immunisation has found.......

Why Xi's China resembles Nazi Germany

Chinese hubris and the slippery slope it finds itself on have important lessons for authoritarian leaders elsewhere, including in India, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Xi Jinping,......

PIX: Horror in Hamas, India's Covid pandemic and more

Here are 10 images that encapsulate all that happened in the week week that was. Smoke and flames rise from a tower building as it is destroyed by Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of......

Covid: HCL Tech to HUL, corporate India extends a helping hand

These companies support with isolation centres, medical & financial help, and friendly leave policies. From helping their employees infected with the Covid-19 virus to vaccinating them or......

WEF cancels 2021 annual meeting, next summit in 1st half of 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unravel in various parts of the country, the World Economic Forum on Monday announced the cancellation of its high-profile annual meeting for 2021 after......

COVID resurgence has dented but not debilitated economy: RBI

The resurgence of COVID-19 has dented but not debilitated economic activities in the first half of Q1 of the current fiscal even though caseload of infections is much higher than before, according......

Covid-19: India's auto component makers brace for a bumpy ride ahead

High absenteeism among workers, shortages of critical parts, and temporary closures of plants by automobile manufacturers have thrown a spanner in the works for the Rs 3.2-trillion sector. Auto......

Jewellers expect 10% of pre-Covid sales on Akshaya Tritiya

For the second straight year, the gems and jewellery industry is set for almost a washout of business on Akshaya Tritiya as only about 10 per cent of pre-Covid sales of 2019 are expected on Friday......

Madhuri's Dances Made Films Memorable

There may have been actresses more talented than her, but none could make the world dance around her dancing the way Madhuri Dixit can. Subhash K Jha picks 5 films that are remembered solely......

Eid: Stars pray for 'mental peace, strength'

'May this Eid truly bring an end to the difficult times our society has seen.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Huma Qureshi sends her greetings on the festival of Eid: 'Chand......

Why Tamannah Bhatia is trying to change

'I'm trying to move away from what I've done before, not because I'm not happy with what it was, but because I have already done that.' IMAGE: Tamannaah Bhatia plays Anuradha, an ethical hacker,......

When Bollywood fought DRUGS

Bollywood has taken on drugs quite a few times in the movies. From Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna to Ramanand Sagar's Charas, quite a few films in the 1970s and 1980s explored this theme. On......

'I don't plan my films for posterity'

'If am in a plane with a superstar and a screenwriter, I would rather sit next to the writer.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Fahadh Faasil/Instagram Fahadh Faasil gives yet another brilliant......

CA didn't fully investigate 2018 ball-tampering scandal: Gilchrist

'They did not want to go any deeper than that superficial example of ball-tampering.' IMAGE: Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images The......

Chappell backs Cummins over Smith for Australia captaincy

'To me if you go back to Smith, you're going backwards.' IMAGE: Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images Former skipper Ian Chappell backed premier fast bowler Pat......

There are very few sharper brains than Raman: Azharuddin

'There are very few sharper brains than him and he has many years of experience.' IMAGE: WV Raman was recently removed as the Indian women's cricket team's head coach. Photograph: Ashley......

India's Tests against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

IMAGE: An alleged bookie Aneel Munnawar was seen making claims about his dubious connections and history of fixing matches including two Tests involving the Indian team.. Photograph: BCCI The......

England Tests not warm-ups for WTC final, says NZ pacer Wagner

IMAGE: Pace bowler Neil Wagner was the last of the New Zealand-based players to receive the first of two doses ahead of the team's departure to England. Photograph: Black Caps/Twitter......

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Wrongfully Convicted US Brothers To Receive $84 Million

Two African-American half-brothers who spent 31 years in prison in the southern US state of North Carolina for a crime they did not commit have... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/wrongfully-convicted-us-brothers-henry-lee-mccollum-leon-brown-to-receive-84-million-2443791

Biden Tells Netanyahu He Backs "Ceasefire" In Israel-Palestinian Conflict

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that he backs having a ceasefire in the bloody exchanges between... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/joe-biden-tells-benjamin-netanyahu-he-backs-ceasefire-in-israel-palestinian-conflict-2443783

UN campaign

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday evening launched a week-long “Street for Life” campaign across countries to pursue policy makers... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/speed-kills-limit-vehicle-speed-to-30-kmph-where-people-live-walk-play-un-campaign/articleshow/82721148.cms

US President Joe Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses

The doses would come from existing U.S. production of , Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine stocks, according to the senior administration... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-president-joe-biden-to-boost-world-vaccine-sharing-commitment-to-80m-doses/articleshow/82716043.cms

HCL Tech to HUL, corporate India extends a helping hand

These companies support with isolation centres, medical & financial help, and friendly leave policies. From helping their employees infected with... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/covid-hcl-tech-to-hul-india-inc-extends-helping-hand/20210517.htm

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